Chapter 173: Ninth Division
"Alright, don't fucking be happy, all the equipment and ammunition are checked, and the machine gunners immediately change positions to prevent the devils from shelling and retaliating." The officers and soldiers were happy, and the company commander shouted and reprimanded with a black face.
The company commander gave the order, and the soldiers naturally did not dare to disobey it, and began to do it one after another.
The commander of the first company saw it in his eyes, was happy in his heart, and everyone was happy to win the battle, even if he was a veteran of a hundred battles, but he was even happier that this battle had established confidence for these recruits, which was very important for their future growth.
As we all know, the first battle is very important for recruits, and if they end up with a crushing defeat in the first battle, it will be a very serious blow to the confidence and morale of the recruits, and it will also cause them to fear the enemy.
It's like a series of statements that describe the horror of devils in later history, such as invulnerability, what demons and monsters, cannibalism without blinking, etc.
Although these statements are exaggerated, in fact, they have caused a certain sense of fear to many troops who have not fought with the devils, so there are always [***] troops and devils in many major battles.
The commander of the first company was secretly happy, and a "group seat arrived" pulled him back to reality.
Hearing this, he turned his head and saw that the regiment commander Feng Guo and the second battalion commander Qi Delong had already walked over with a few soldiers.
The commander of the first company hurriedly greeted him, stood up and saluted: "The regimental seat, the camp seat, you are here." ”
"Well, Zhao Quan, I fought well just now, and it greatly boosted the morale of all the officers and soldiers!" Feng Guan patted the shoulder of Zhao Quan, the commander of the company, and said: "Keep it up, make persistent efforts, and kill Xiao Yueben more!" ”
"Thank you for the compliment, we will definitely make persistent efforts! As long as we are in a row, the little devil will rest and take a step forward! Zhao Quan hurriedly said loudly.
"Yo? It's not a small tone, but there is morale! Feng Guo and Qi Delong glanced at each other and said with a smile.
………………………………………… Dingyuan, the headquarters of the 114th Division of the Army.
Shigeharu Suematsu, the commander of the 114th Division, was frowning and pondering in front of the map hanging on the wall of the conference room of the headquarters, when a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.
Shigeharu Suematsu instinctively turned around, only to see the chief of staff Saburo Isoda Osaku hurriedly walking in with a telegram in his hand, saluting and reporting to Shigeji Suematsu: "General, the 128th Brigade transferred the latest situation from the front line from the 115th Infantry Wing, the telegram said that the 115th Infantry Wing was blocked by the Shina Army in the direction of Erpu Town, and a forward squad of the 115th Wing was completely annihilated by the powerful Shina Army in less than five minutes. Wing Commander of the 15th Wing, Setsunaka Yazaki, guessed that the Shina Army might be equipped with some mysterious new weaponry, and now it has stopped its offensive and confronted the Shina Army. ”
"What? A mysterious new weapon? Shigeharu Suematsu was surprised.
"Yes, this new weapon, extremely powerful, I guess it is likely to be an advanced machine gun." Saburo Isoda nodded.
"Advanced machine guns?" Shigeharu Suematsu frowned disapprerovingly, and then asked, "Where is the 127th Brigade now?" ”
"General Hui, after receiving your order, the 127th Brigade turned back on the way to Xuyi, and it is estimated that its forward troops should have passed the bright light, and they will be able to reach Erpu Town in two hours at most." Saburo Isoda thought for a moment and replied.
"Hmm." Shigeharu Suematsu nodded and said: "Pass the order, move the division headquarters forward, I will personally command the troops to attack, and the Imperial Army will definitely not stop advancing because of an advanced machine gun." ”
"Hay!" Isoda Saburo suddenly bowed his head in response, and then took the saber on his shoulder and took the order.
………………………… In Xiquan Town, with the help of the local people, after more than two hours of emergency repairs, the defensive positions of the 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Division (lacking one and a half battalions) were finally completed.
Cao Er, the commander of the Second Division, set up his division headquarters in a private house in the town.
In the headquarters, the division commander Cao Er was gnawing dry food, marching overnight and supervising the construction of fortifications, until now he had not eaten a drop of rice, and his stomach was already rumbling with hunger.
Seeing that two fist-sized white flour steamed buns and two heads of garlic were devoured by him, at this time, the elder of the cooking class, Wang, walked in with a big bowl of hot broth.
Smelling the aroma of meat, Cao Er couldn't help but sniff fiercely and asked, "Lao Wang, what kind of soup are you?" ”
"Master, this is the beef soup I stewed for you with the beef in the canned beef, you should eat it while it's hot." Lao Wang said and handed the beef soup to Cao Er.
"Beef broth?" Cao Er's eyes lit up, he took it, and took a big gulp, he had just eaten two steamed buns, and he was feeling a little choked, this bowl of hot beef soup was undoubtedly a charcoal in the snow, and it was just the right time.
When he was almost done, Cao Er licked the corners of his mouth and asked suspiciously: "No, Lao Wang, didn't all the baggage of our division stay in Tianma Peak, where did you get canned beef?" ”
Lao Wang smiled and said: "When the troops were drawn out last night, I loaded some with my hands and specially stewed soup for you to eat. ”
"Hmmm! Or are you thoughtful. As soon as Cao Er's words fell, Lin Dashan, the commander of the first regiment of the second division, strode in in in a hurry, and came to Cao Erli and saluted: "Master, the devil is here." ”
"Oh? The devil is coming quickly! Cao Er raised his head and drank up the remaining beef soup in the bowl, handed the bowl to Lao Wang, pulled out his own gun and said to Lin Dashan: "Go, follow me to the front line, inform the whole division, and make every effort to block the army, the people are in the position, and before the order of the general seat arrives, you must not let a little devil pass by here!" ”
"Yes!" Lin Dashan hurriedly stepped forward with an awe-inspiring expression, and then followed Cao Er's stride outward.
………………………… Ten miles southwest of Xiquan Town, there is a small hill that is not very big, the locals call it Jade Mountain, it is said that there was a piece of beautiful jade here in that year, so it is called Jade Mountain.
At the foot of Yushan, there is a small mountain village, where about 300 people live.
A large group of devil soldiers rushed into the mountain village and began to burn and loot inhumanely, the whole village was full of the corpses of the killed villagers, and dozens of young women and big girls in the village were driven to the open space at the head of the village by the crazy devils to collectively annihilate the village.
The women resisted slightly, that is, bayonets faced each other, and more than 100 devil soldiers in the open space at the head of the village had formed a large circle, looking at the dozens of Chinese women who were being annihilated in the middle of the open space with good intentions.
Many devils have bloody heads hanging on their bayonets, and this group of frenzied soldiers is naturally the Ninth Division of the Chinese Army, and the Ninth Division is a relatively well-equipped elite division among the 17 permanent divisions of the Japanese Army, and the Ninth Division has two brigades and four main infantry wings, and the units directly under the division and regiment headquarters include four wings of cavalry, artillery, engineers, and baggage, in addition to the communications team, the health team, and the first to fourth field hospitals.
Together with the two standing supplementary wings, the total strength is 30,000.
It is worth mentioning that the cavalry wing of the 9th Division has two tank brigades and a cavalry brigade, which is much larger than a special division like the 114th Division, and the mountain artillery wing is equipped with 12 105 mountain guns in addition to 36 75mm mountain guns.
Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Division is among the best among the 17 permanent divisions and regiments of the Chinese Army, second only to the Second Division and the Sixth Division.
In the original history, the Ninth Division was also one of the participants in the Nanjing Massacre, although the Nanjing Massacre did not break out in this time and space, but the soldiers of the Ninth Division, the Sixth Division and other fierce soldiers did almost all kinds of evil along the way.
As the commander of the 9th Division, Ryosuke Yoshika took a tacit attitude towards the actions of his subordinates, believing that the necessary "relaxation" was one of the key reasons for maintaining the combat effectiveness of the troops.
It was also Yoshika Ryosuke's indulgence that the devils of the 9th Division became bloodthirsty and brutal, but the combat effectiveness of this division was also very strong.
By the time Yoshika Ryosuke's division headquarters passed through Yushan, it was already full of flames and blood, and dozens of disheveled women's corpses were displayed in the open space at the head of the village.
Sitting on the armored command car, Ryosuke Kiga seemed to ignore everything outside the car, and closed his eyes very calmly.
Suddenly, a side three-wheeled motorcycle came speeding in front of me.
"General, the search team of the 2nd Chariot Brigade of the 9th Cavalry Wing has found traces of the China Army in the direction of Xiquan Town." A ghost soldier on a three-wheeled motorcycle stopped Ryosuke Yoshika's car and reported loudly.
"What? The Chinese Army? Ji Jia Liangfu frowned slightly, and said in a cold voice with extreme disdain: "Order the cavalry wing to defeat them and quickly move closer to Fengyang County!" In Yoshika Ryosuke's view, the middle [***] that appeared in Xiquan Town was just a small force, and the purpose was obviously to prevent his ninth division from rushing to the aid of Fengyang.
"Hay!" The devil soldier suddenly bowed his head in response, and then drove the motorcycle to turn around and leave.
Seeing his subordinates leaving, Yoshika Ryosuke opened the door of the armored car and said to the accompanying chief of staff, Nakagawa Kosa: "Nakagawa-kun, let's set up the division headquarters here, it is less than 30 kilometers away from Fengyang County, and it is completely convenient for us to command the troops." ”
"Hay! The lowly post immediately went to arrange it. Nakagawa Hiroshi hurriedly bowed his head in response, and then strode away with his saber on his shoulder.
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